Temporary binder.



s. s. BARRETT, DEOD. THE NORTHERN TRUST OOMPANY, EXEGUTOR. TEMPORARY BINDER.

1, APPLIUATION FILE-D MAY 10, 1912. Patented 1 2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

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S. S. BARRETT, DEGD.

THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, EXEOUTOK. TEMPORARY BINDER.

1, APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1912. Patented Sept. 1

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TEMPORARY BINDER."

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed. May 10, 1912. Serial naceessl.

T0 aZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAXTON S. BARRETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Temporary Binders, of which the following is a specificat on, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to temporary blnders for magazines, newspapers and other periodicals, and, has for its objects to provide an improved binder whichwill be substantial but cheap in construction and which may readily be made of sufficient capacity .to accommodate a number of magazines;

also to provide retaining devices of new and improved construction which. will securely hold the periodicals in place and will not readily become detached accidentally. I ac- "complish these objects as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described.

What I regard as new is set forth in the claims.

In the accompanylng drawings,F1gure binder, a part of one of the covers being broken away; Fig. 2 18 a longitudinal vertical section on line 22 of Fig. 3, also partly I broken away; Flg. 8 1s an end view; Fig. 4.. 1 is a perspective view of one end portlon of,

one of the retaining-strips or rods; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the locking plates by which the free end of the retaining device is secured; Fig. 6 is an elevation thereof showing the retaining-strip partly 1112 indicate the covers, which are se-' cured at the side margins of the back-piece 10 by external and internal canvas strips 13-1 i in-the usual way. 15 indicates an end-plate formed by bending up one end of the back-piece 10. Said plate is provided with one or more slots 16 to receive the ends of binding strips or rods 17 as shown in Fig. 1, said slots being large enough to permit the'strips 17 to move freely through them and to beswung up and down,

as required. As best shown in F ig. 4, each binding strip 17 is provided witha pin 18 located outside the end-plate 15, thereby permittingendwise movement of the retainingstrip but preventing it from being with drawn from the slot 16 in which it is placed;

In Fig; '2 .I' have shown the binder equipped with an improved form of retaining-strip composed of a thin strip of metal having rounded or elliptical ferrules 17 which-are spaced apart thereon, and serve to 'prevent'the strip from cutting through the b nding of the periodical, without destroylng its flexibility. In Fig. 2 two fers rules are shown, secured at 28 near the ends of the strip 17.: 19, indicates an endeplate formedatthe opposite end of the back 10,

by bending 'upfa portion thereof, as shown in Fig..: 1,-said.endplate having suitable. slots to receive the free ends ofthe retaining-strip 17 Such slots are provided with suitable engaging devices to engage-the retaming-strips and hold them in place. In Flgs. 1, 2 and 3, I have illustrated a construction in which slots 20.are provided which extend, generally, diagonally down ward from'the upper margin of the"end,v

plate 19, notches 21 beingprovided above said slots to receive the 'retaining-stripsand hold them in place after insertion. In prac-- tice, the retaining-strips are twistedaxially until they may be moved down through the slots 20 and when released "are automatically restored by their own elasticity to avertical position and enter the notches 21. As the magazine held by any strip exerts outward pressure upon it, thestrips are thus held properly 1n position. For more conveniently operating the retaining strips 17, I provide them with finger pieces 22, as shown in, Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

While the construction of locking-plate 19, shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, is satisfactory for many purposes, I prefer to employ lockingplates having the construction shown in Figs. 5 to9, in which the liabilityof ao'ci dental disengagement of the retainingstrips is much less. ,As shown in Fig. .6,

such looking plates are provided with one or more slots 23 each of which is entered by an angular passage. 24. As-clearly il1us-" trated in said figure, the upper portion of said passage is vertical, or substantially so, and the lower portion is inclined, forming an angle 25 intermediate the length of the entering passage. Opposite such angle is a downwardly-projecting lug 26 which forms one side of the entering passage 2A and of a notch 27 which receives the retaining-strip in its locking position. The purpose of providing the angular passage described is to deflect or bend the retaining-strip between its upper and lower margins, as illustrated in Fig. 6, when it is moved through said passage, as well as to require its being twisted axially, thus presenting considerable resistance to the movement of the retaining-strip through said passage. Consequently, ifthe retaining-strip should drop down out of the notch 27 it could not be withdrawn from the slot 23 without considerable pressure being applied to it. The retaining-strips are made of steel or other suitable material capable of-being deflected sufficiently to pass through the passage 24:, without, however, being permanently deflected or bent, and the strip is held against axial rotation at its hinge and so as to secure the twisting action described. Locking plates having this form of locking devices may be employed either as an integral part of the back of the binder, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or they may be formed separately and attached to hinder backs of different forms. In Fig. 8 I have shown the same type of locking device applied to a locking-plate having two retaining lugs 2626 the construction being otherwise the same. In Fig. 7 I have shown a locking-plate having a plurality of slots similar to the slot 28. Preferably, where the locking-plate is provided with a large number of slots 23 the entering passages 24: of the slots at one end portion of the plate are engaged oppositely to those at the other end portion, as shown in Fig. 7 In Fig. 9 I have illustrated locking plates having a plurality of slots 23 each provided with a plurality of lugs 26 -26 The purpose of providing the plurality of lugs shown in Figs. 8 and 9 is to permit the retainingstrip to be adjusted to suit magazines of different styles of binding.

My improved retaining-strip, and the securing devices therefor, may be employed in connection with other suitable forms of supporting back pieces if desired, as, for example, in the newspaper binder described in my application of even date herewith, Serial No. 696,364. I

That which I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is',-

1. A locking-plate for binders having a slot adapted to receive and secure a retaining-strip, said slot having means for bend- Copies of this patent may be obtained for ing or deflecting the retaining-strip between its upper and lower margins as it passes therethrough.

2. A locking-plate for binders having a slot adapted to receive andsecure a retaining-strip, said slot having an angular entering passage for bending or deflecting the retaining-strip between its upper and lower margins as it passes therethrough.

3. A binder, comprising a suitable back having a locking-plate connected therewith, and a retaining-strip, said retaining-strip being capable of being temporarily bent or deflected between its upper and lower margins, said locking-plate having a slot to receive said strip, said slot having means for so deflecting said retaining-strip as it enters the slot.-

A. A binder, comprising a suitable back having a locking-plate connected therewith, and a retaining-strip, said retaining-strip being capable of being temporarily bent or deflected between its upper and lower margins, said locking-plate having a slot to receive said strip, said slot having an angular entering passage for so deflecting said retaming-strip as it enters the slot.

5. A locking-plate for binders having a slot adapted to receive and secure a retainingstr'ip, said slot having means for bendlng or deflecting the retaining-strip between its upper and lower margins and for twisting said strip axially as it passes therethrough. i r

6. A locking-plate for binders having a :slot adapted to receive and secure a retainlng-strip, said slot having an angular entering passage for bending or deflecting the retaining-strip between its upper and lower margins as it passes therethrough, a portion of said slot being inclined for twisting said strip axially. I

7 A binder, comprising a back-piece, one or more retaining-strips capable of being temporarily bent or deflected between their upper and lower margins and of being twisted axially, means connecting one end portion of said strips with the back-piece and holding the same against axial rotation, and a securing device for the other end of said strip or strips having means for bending said strip or strips between their upper and lower margins and for twisting them axially.

8. A retaining-strip for binders, comprising a flexible strip angular in cross-section, having a ferrule thereon adapted to prevent the strip from injuring papers held by the strip.

. SAXTON S. BARRETT. Witnesses:

MINNIE A. HUNTER, JOHN L. JACKSON.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

